Area: | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Historical and current trends in relevant theory and research, knowledge development. Nursing theories and conceptual analyses. Positivism - postpositivist shift, introduction to postmodernism. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Demonstrated the ability to analyse historical and current trends in the evolution of nursing science. Evaluated theories and conceptual frameworks for their heuristic value to nursing. Evaluated selected scientific strategies for their appropriateness in the study of nursing phenomenon. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Nicoll L., (Ed.), (1997), Perspectives on Nursing Theory, 3rd ed., Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott Co. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment One 40%. Assignment Two 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 60300 Nursing (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | | | Y |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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